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"He kept himself to himself quite a lot," she said. "A neighbour came over this morning and then my mum told me. I do not know if he spoke to many people."

She added the A453 "gets busy" at peak times but there's "never usually many accidents".

Detectives from the East Midlands Serious Collision Investigation Unit attended the scene as they worked to establish the circumstances surrounding the collision.

They are not currently looking for any further witnesses or vehicles in connection with the incident.

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